Draft Insiders’ & Coaches Top 25 Poll 
Ohio St, Alabama, Utah & Florida St Win Top 25 Battles
Eight Teams Remain Unbeaten at Midseason
Draft Insiders’ Top 25 Poll – Week Eight
Frank Coyle / Publisher
Teams of the Week
Ohio State Drills Penn State – 20-12
Utah Shocks USC – 34-32
Players of the Week
Offense – WR Marvin Harrison – Ohio State
Defense – Edge TJ Tuimoloau – Ohio State
Photo – WR Marvin Harrison – Ohio St (school)
Draft Insiders’ – Top 25 Poll
1 Georgia 7-0
2 Michigan 8-0
3 Ohio State 7-0
4 Florida State 7-0
5 Washington 7-0
6 Oklahoma 7-0
7 Oregon 6-1
8 Alabama 7-1
9 Ole Miss 6-1
10 Utah 6-1
11 Texas 6-1
12 Oregon State 6-1
13 Penn State 6-1
14 Notre Dame 6-2
15 North Carolina 6-1
16 Louisville 6-1
17 USC 6-2
18 LSU 6-2
19 Air Force 7-0
20 Missouri 7-1
21 Duke 5-2
22 Tennessee 5-2
23 James Madison 7-0
24 Tulane 6-1
25 UCLA 5-2
Others receiving consideration: Iowa, Florida, Miami, Maryland, Oklahoma State, Texas A&M, Kentucky, Washington State, Wisconsin, Miami, Kansas State, Clemson, TCU, South Carolina, Syracuse, Fresno State, Cincinnati, Mississippi State, BYU, Wyoming, Wake Forest, SMU, Liberty and Arizona
Coaches Poll – Top 25 Poll
Rank Team Record Points
1 Georgia (58) 7-0 1586
2 Michigan (4) 8-0 1522
3 Ohio State (2) 7-0 1459
4 Florida State 7-0 1426
5 Washington 7-0 1333
6 Oklahoma 7-0 1283
7 Texas 6-1 1150
8 Alabama 7-1 1141
9 Oregon 6-1 1089
10 Penn State 6-1 1056
11 Ole Miss 6-1 931
12 Oregon State 6-1 892
13 Utah 6-1 866
14 Notre Dame 6-2 688
15 LSU 6-2 677
16 Missouri 7-1 604
17 North Carolina 6-1 574
18 Louisville 6-1 451
19 Air Force 7-0 374
20 Tennessee 5-2 356
21 Duke 5-2 350
22 USC 6-2 269
23 Tulane 6-1 202
24 UCLA 5-2 195
25 James Madison 7-0 101
Others receiving votes: Florida 52, Miami 27, Kansas State 25, Iowa 24, Fresno State 23, Oklahoma State 13, Kentucky 10, Wyoming 9, SMU 8, Liberty 8, Arizona 7, UNLV 6, Kansas 4, Maryland 4, Toledo 2, Wisconsin 2, Clemson 1
Dropped from rankings: Iowa 23
Frank Coyle is a long-time scout with nationwide ties with coaches, scouts and player agents. He is a long-time member of the FWAA and voter in College player awards – Heisman, Outland, Nagurski, Lombardi, Thorpe, Biletnikoff etc for the past 28 years. He writes College Football Mondays weekly during the season. He was a longtime scouting consultant for the Senior Bowl, the nation’s premier postseason All-star game. He does sports radio shows for ESPN and Sporting News on a year-round basis related to NFL and College Football especially during the postseason team and All-star Bowl time. He has worked for CBS Sports, NBC Sports, Yahoo and Rivals sports publications and web sites.
